Mozilla has released Firefox 85 to the stable branch. It is a major release of the browser, that is notable for a number of important changes. To name a few, there is the ability remove all saved logins at once, better security, bookmark UI improvements, and you can no longer use Flash.
Category: Firefox
Enable Proton Tabs and Proton Menu in Firefox
You can now enable Proton Tabs and Proton Menu in Firefox, which supposed to be part of the upcoming Proton UI. The new user interface elements feature a rounder appearance that reminds of what Microsoft is making for future versions of Windows 10.
Enable or Disable Skeleton UI in Firefox
Here's how to enable or disable the skeleton UI in Firefox.
Mozilla is working on improving the usability of the browser by adding a new feature named "skeleton UI". It will be the first thing the user sees once he starts the browser, and it will work as a visual indication for the browser startup process.
How to Open Multiple Picture-in-Picture Videos in Firefox
Mozilla Firefox now allows you to open multiple Picture-in-Picture videos. Earlier you could only have one floating video stream, but this has changed. You can already try out it and see how it works.
Firefox 86 will natively support AVIF image format
AVIF is based on AV1, a modern video format developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia). Mozilla is also a member of it. Firefox 86 will be the first browser version with the official AVIF support.
How to Manually Check for Updates in Firefox
Now you can manually check for updates in Firefox using three methods.
Mozilla has made a minor change to the user interface of the browser. Firefox 86 adds 'Check for update' to the Help menu, so now you can quickly check for updates using it. There is a dedicated item for that.
Firefox 84.0.2 fixes a critical vulnerability
A minor update to Firefox 84 is now available for download. Firefox 84.0.2 fixes a critical vulnerability CVE-2020-16044.
Enable Backspace Key to Go Back in Mozilla Firefox
How to Enable Backspace Key to Go Back in Mozilla Firefox
In the near future Mozilla will disable the history back navigation with the Backspace key. Currently, if you hit the Backspace key, you will directly go to a previous page in the browser history. This will no longer works starting in Firefox 86.
Enable the new Proton Design in Firefox
How to Enable the new Proton Design in Firefox.
Mozilla is about to update the appearance of the Firefox browser in 2021. The UI design, which most Firefox users know as "Photon", will get a visual and feature refresh in Firefox 89.
Firefox 84.0.1 is out with crash fixes
A minor update to Firefox 84 is now available for download. Firefox 84.0.1 comes with stability issues and resolves a number of crashes reported by users since the release of version 84.
